Saturday, October 31, 2015

Up & at 'em! Today is our last Texas Q Tours public tour of 2015. Weather and roads permitting, we're making stops today for breakfast, craft beer, &, Texas BBQ. Though it's our last public tour of the year, we remain available for private tours, as always. So, if you want us to customize a tour just for you, let us know. Updates throughout the day today via Twitter!

Thursday, October 29, 2015

In late August, I paid my most recent visit to Iron Works BBQ (Austin, TX). Got there before the doors opened at 11 and got in line behind about a dozen or so who were already there. Had a big lunch of brisket, sausage, pulled pork, beef ribs, beans, potato salad, and macron & cheese.

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

This weekend's college Gameday Giveaway is a Big XII battle: Oklahoma State at Texas Tech (Saturday, 2:30 PM Central). To be counted, your prediction must include the winner, final score, & total yards (total yards is in case of a tie) and must be submitted by kickoff. This week's prize? A gift basket from Valentina's Tex Mex BBQ (Austin, TX)! You'll get 4 koozies, 2 t-shirts, 2 bottles of BBQ sauce, & stickers! You can enter your prediction via comment below this post, via email, or via Twitter or Facebook.

Monday, October 26, 2015

Mike Sutter has a great piece about a couple of recent moves in the world of BBQ pitmasters. Bill Dumas, the pitmaster at Smokey Denmark BBQ, will leave Smoke Denmark on October 30 and join the team at Stiles Switch on November 1. Kennan Goldis, formerly of Goldis Sausage Co. and currently working under Bill at Smokey Denmark, will take Bill's place. Read all about it.

Saturday, October 24, 2015

I'm a little late announcing this BBQ-joint opening, but I just found out, after they joined Twitter. Smith Spot BBQ opened for business back in June. It's located at 1217 S Austin AVE #102. Open Saturdays from 11AM until sold out. They are available for DFW-area catering. Here's their menu. And check them out on Facebook & Twitter. Some pics from them.

Tuesday, October 20, 2015

This weekend's college Gameday Giveaway is a battle of SEC West teams: Texas A&M at Ole Miss (Saturday, 6 PM Central). To be counted, your prediction must include winner, final score, & total yards (total yards is in case of a tie) and must be submitted by kickoff. This week's prize? A side of pork ribs from Snow's BBQ (Lexington, TX)! You can enter your prediction via comment below this post, via email, or you can tweet it to @ManUpTexasBBQ or via Facebook.

Monday, October 19, 2015

Saturday, I tweeted a pic of some HEB brisket my father-in-law served for lunch. Also had HEB flour tortillas (Yes, I put yellow mustard on my brisket tortilla.) and some jalapeño-cheese sausage. The rest of the pics:

Sunday, October 18, 2015

One of my buddies is visiting Austin this weekend, from Denver. Yesterday, he had lunch at Mann's Smokehouse. He texted me this picture of his lunch of pulled pork, jalapeño-cheddar sausage, macaroni & cheese, and mashed potatoes.

Saturday, October 17, 2015

Every time the Houston Texans play, a whole slab of pork ribs from Pizzitola's BBQ is up for grabs! This week's matchup is Houston at Jacksonville (Sunday, noon Central). To enter the giveaway, simply comment via blog comment, Facebook, Twitter, or email. You have until kickoff to submit your entry, so don't wait!

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

This weekend's college Gameday Giveaway is a big SEC matchup: Alabama at Texas A&M (Saturday, 2:30 PM Central). To be counted, your prediction must include winner, final score, & total yards (total yards is in case of a tie) and must be submitted by kickoff. This week's prize? A hat from Hays County Bar-B-Que (San Marcos, TX)! You can enter your prediction via comment below this post, via email, or you can tweet it to @ManUpTexasBBQ or via Facebook.